How to Use current assets in a Sentence

current assets

plural noun
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  • The chapters will be able to use current assets to provide services to people with ALS.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 June 2023
  • High rates can leave money locked into a current asset instead of flowing to the next good idea.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2019
  • Most of the current assets are those of Mr. Paulson and his executives, the investor said.
    — Chris Kirkham, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Still, there is chatter that the Magic could, eventually, be forced to cash in on their current assets to look toward the future.
    — Sean Deveney, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
  • At the same time, keeping them could turn into a missed opportunity to turn current assets into players who will help down the road.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 27 July 2019
  • Also, take steps to protect and enhance your biggest current asset — your ability to earn money.
    — Liz Weston | Nerdwallet.com, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The current ratio is defined as the ratio of current assets to current liabilities at fiscal year-end.
    — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
  • If using your current assets tagged for retirement to make the purchase, and using future work income to pay for the renovations will prevent you from getting to your magic number, then don’t buy the house.
    — Peter Dunn, USA TODAY, 7 June 2019
  • Except that less than four months before the current asset-purchase program is due to end, the Governing Council hasn’t provided any details on the scale of stimulus beyond 2017.
    — Jana Randow, Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Wells Fargo will also have to improve risk management, governance, and board oversight practices, and cannot increase its current asset size until the Fed is convinced of the improvements.
    — David Dayen, New Republic, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Liabilities due in the next 12 months far exceed current assets and shareholder funds are negative, usually not a good sign.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The museum raises and spends about $5 million a year and holds current assets of approximately $20 million, according to federal tax filings.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Dallas’ current assets to land a major roster upgrade appear limited.
    — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • To calculate a company's current ratio, go to its balance sheet and divide current assets by current liabilities.
    — Dallas News, 7 July 2019
  • However, the protest letter advises city officials that AMR’s current assets of $1.3 billion are more than double its existing liabilities.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Too high of a ratio may point to unnecessary investment in current assets, failure to collect receivables or bloated inventory—all factors that negatively affect earnings.
    — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
  • That has an unfavorable effect on the company’s current ratio (current assets to current liabilities) and quick ratio (cash to current liabilities).
    — Carrie Brandon Elliott, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • It’s the company’s current assets divided by its current liabilities.
    — Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2021
  • It is calculated by subtracting your current liabilities from your current assets.
    — Quora, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • These were situations where a company could be purchased at prices meaningfully below a conservative estimate of liquidation value (Ben Graham defined this value as current assets minus all liabilities).
    — Jeff Henriksen, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Your debt-to-equity ratio (total liabilities / total stakeholder equity) and working capital (current assets – current liabilities) are additional cash flow KPIs to measure.
    — Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022

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